ACOPA Leadership

ACOPA President

Kurt F. Piper

Kurt F. Piper, M.A.A.A., A.S.A., F.S.P.A. graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1976 with a degree in Mathematics and Rhetoric, and is a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (AAA), an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (SOA), a Fellow of the ASPPA College of Pension Actuaries (ACOPA), and an Enrolled Actuary. He is a past President of the Los Angeles Actuarial Club and has spoken before meetings of the American Academy of Actuaries, the Society of Actuaries, the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, the National Institute of Pension Administrators, and other organizations. In September 1990 he testified before a Treasury Department committee with respect to proposed regulations under IRC Section 401(a)(4) (non-discrimination) and has submitted written comments on various Treasury and IRS proposed regulations and other projects including comments on regulations under Code section 415 (maximum benefits and contributions) and phased retirement regulations.

Other Officers:

President - Elect

Bill Karbon, MSPA, CPC, QPA

Executive Vice President

John Markley, FSPA

Vice President

Richard Kutikoff, MSPA

Secretary

Tom Munson, MSPA

Budget Officer

Drew Forgrave, MSPA

Past President

Karen Smith, MSPA

Penultimate Past President

Lynn Young, MSPA

The President, President-elect, Executive Vice President and, for two years following the end of his or her term, the Past President, are voting members of the Leadership Council. Other officers are non-voting members.

Other Leadership Council Members:
Voting members (year term expires):

Raymond Berry, MSPA (2019)

Justin Bonestroo, MSPA (2017)

Sara DeFillipo, MSPA (2019)

Eugene Joseph, MSPA (2019)

David Lipkin, MSPA (2017)

Lauren Okum, MSPA, (2018)

Stephen R. Parks, MSPA (2017)

Alan Stone, MSPA (2018)

Ken Vollmer, MSPA (2018)

Non-voting members:
Judy Miller, MSPA, ACOPA Executive Director

Joseph Nichols, MSPA, Consulting Actuary
Executive Committee:
The President, President-elect, Executive Vice President, Vice President(s), Secretary, Budget Officer and most recent Past President are voting members of the Executive Committee, which is responsible for day-to-day operations of ACOPA.

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